Exam 9: Security and Privacy

Smartphones are prone to attacks and are known to have OS flaws.

List at least five strategies for virus prevention.

A tool that can be used to authenticate the identity of an individual or Web site is a digital ID (also called a(n) ____________________).

A hard drive that uses FDE is often referred to as a(n) ____.

To keep a desktop computer or a server powered up when the electricity goes off in addition to protecting against power fluctuations, a(n) ____, which contains a built-in battery, can be used.

One advantage of using a biometric access system is its very high accuracy.

Public key encryption utilizes a pair of encryption  keys obtained through ____ .

Semirugged devices are designed to withstand drops onto concrete, extreme temperature variations, and use while being bounced around over rough terrain in a vehicle.

When a digitally signed document is received, the recipient's device uses the sender's ____ key to verify the digital signature.

The U.S. ____________________ Act of 2006 grants additional authority to the FTC to help protect consumers from spam, spyware, and Internet fraud and deception.

____ refers to driving around an area with a Wi-Fi-enabled device to find a Wi-Fi network in order to access and use it without authorization.

Unintentional encryption  can result in huge data losses during or after a natural disaster or a terrorist attack. _________________________

Spyware is a possible privacy risk.

A government database is a collection of data about people that is collected and maintained by private industry.

Opt-out procedures can be confusing and time consuming, and they do not always work well.

The hard drives of devices to be disposed of should be destroyed before they are sold or recycled. _________________________

For monitoring the physical locations of employees, video cameras are often used, but another possibility is the use of ____.

To protect hardware from damage due to power fluctuations, it is important for all computer users to use a voltage inverter.

Phishing schemes may use a technique called  ____, which is setting up spoofed Web sites with URLs slightly different from legitimate sites .

Personal firewalls can be stand-alone programs; they are also built into many operating systems (such as the ____________________ program).